Save or Splurge: The Big Budgeting Behind My 10 Lakh Destination Wedding!
BY Latha Sunadh | 06 Feb, 2017 | 58101 views | 5 min read
Money matters
We wanted an intimate wedding and mostly, it had to be simple and fun. But I knew that there is no way I'm going to use the money my parents saved up for my own extravagance. It isn't fair. Plus, I wanted my parents to rest and enjoy the wedding and not stress out about dowry or gifts etc. I've always been an independent girl so to be honest, all expenses were done by ourselves. Not a single penny came from anywhere else.
Splurged on Lehenga
Splurged on Makeup
Makeup is really important in photos so I wanted to get the best my budget could afford. I chose Sohni Juneja Makeup Artist who charges 25000/- for the wedding day.
Cost: Rs 48000/- for two events.
Saved on Venue
Saved on Decor & Catering
Saved on Jewellery
My jewellery was imitation jewellery that looked like the real thing. I chose to get it from Fashion Zone by Preeti Makhija
Saved on Favours
Saved on Other Function Outfits
My other function outfits were designed and custom made from Esha Dutta Styling. When you know what you want, you don't need to go to fancy high end stores to shop and Esha did a great job
Guest List & More
1st is the location for the destination wedding which helped us a lot in saving money. No gifts system, no dowry system and even no heavy trousseau system. Also we kept our guest list limited to only our close friends and first families (the guest list was around 150-160 guest).
Pictures by:Memento of Shades Photography
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